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Courts & crime, 1893

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Wagga District Court. Saturday, October 7. (Before His Honor Judge Forbes.) BOYD V. R Asley

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 10 October 1893 · page 2

Claim for £10 3s. 4d for threshing 241 bags of grain at 10d. per bag. The debt. was contracted in March, 1890. Mr. H. E. Mitch[?]more (Heath and Mitchelmore) for…

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A Prisoner's Freak in Goulburn Gaol

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 12 October 1893 · page 3

ABOUT two o'clock on Monday afternoon a prisoner named Stirling made (says the Goulburn Star) what appeared to be a jocular attempt to escape from Goulburn Gaol,…

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Suicide of a Police Officer

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 12 October 1893 · page 4

A VERY painful, and at present wholly inexplicable case of suicide took place (the Age says) at the Russell-street Police Barracks early on Saturday morning, when Sergeaut…

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Police Court. Wednesday Before the Police Magistrate. ASSAULT

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 14 October 1893 · page 3

Alexander Joseph McCarthy was summoned for assaulting William Hall Matthews. Mr. Morgan for complainant; Mr. Mac Mahon (Sanders and Mao Mahon) for…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, October 12. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Indecent Behaviour

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1893 · page 6

William Palmer, charged with behaving in an indecent manner in Kincaid-street was fined 10s., with the option of seven days. PROFANE LANGUAGE…

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Friday, October 13. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Detention of a Horse. Marsh v. White

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1893 · page 6

Mr. Coleman appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. W. M. J. Walsh for defendant. Elijah Marsh deposed: I am a laborer, and know the defendant, George White;…

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Alleged Assault on a Hangman

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1893 · page 2

THE hangman Jones, under the name of "Thomas Walker," appeared at the Carlton Court on Wednesday to prosecute a young woman named Bertha Conacher for assault…

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Strange Sequel to a Murder Case

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1893 · page 4

AT the Thames Court on Wednesday, 6th September, John Alexander Lewis was (the Times says) charged, on his own confession, with wilfully killing and slaying Emily…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, Oct.12, 1893. (Before Mr. H. Baylis P.m.) Indecent R[?]r

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 October 1893 · page 4

William Palmer, churned with indecent be haviour in Kincaid street, was fined His., or one week's imprisonment…

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Burglary at Lord Charles Beresford's House. London, Oct. 12

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 October 1893 · page 2

The residence of Captain Lord Charles Beresford, R.N., at parkgate-house, Ham, Richmond-park, Surrey, was last night entered by a burgiar…

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Broken Hill Circuit Court. a Sentence of Death Passed. Broken Hill

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 October 1893 · page 2

THE sittings of the Circuit Court were continued yesterday before Chief Justice Darley, Jean Vlark was found guilty of committing a criminal assault on a married woman named…

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A Severe Storm in the United States. a Gaol Set Fire to by Lightning. London, Oct. 16

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1893 · page 2

A STORM of remarkable severity has visited the cast coast of the United States An extraordinary incident occurred at Baltimore during the continuance of the storm…

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Police Court. Wednesday Before the Police Magistrate. Stealing a Cash-box

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 21 October 1893 · page 3

George Jones was charged by Constable Nowland with having entered the Billabong hotel, Mr. H. Truelove's, Illabo, and stolen a cash-box…

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Friday, October 20. (Before the Police Magistrate.) THEFT

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1893 · page 2

Edward Colins, charged with stealing a pair of trousers, the property of Thomas Basha, was found guilty, and sentenced to one month's imprisonment…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, October 19. (Before the Police Magistrate.) DRUNKENNESS

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1893 · page 2

Michael O'Keefe pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness preferred against him, and was fined 5s, with the option of 4 days' gaol…

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Small Debts Court. Same day and Magistrate. Goods, Etc

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 21 October 1893 · page 3

Woodhouse v. Collins. At request of Mr. Morgan, for plaintiff, this was postponed for one week; as was also the same v. Fordham, Netting, Pilcher. Other cases were stated…

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Curious Assault Case

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1893 · page 5

BEFORE Mr. Panton, P.M., and a bench of honorary magistrates, at the City Court, Melbourne, on Wednesday, Mark Rosenwax, tobacconist and hair dresser, of 432…

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Friday October 20Th 1893. (Before Mr. H. Baylis P.M. STEALING

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 October 1893 · page 4

Edward Collins and William Short were charged with stealing a pair of trousers the property of Thomas Basha on the 19th inst. Constable Trunk Hansen deposed that…

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Wagga Police Court. u.tY, Oct. 1!), 3893. (Before Mr. H. Buylis P.m.) Drunkenness

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 October 1893 · page 4

Michael O"Keefe pleaded guilty to being drank in Little Gurwood St. on the 18th inst. and was lined 5s. or 4 days gaol. James Callahan for being drunk in…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, October 23. (Before the Police Magistrate.) DRUNKENNESS

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 October 1893 · page 2

Michael Byrnes pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness preferred against him, and was fined 5s with the option of one week's imprisonment…

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